Delhi: Brother-sister duo catch snatcher in daring chase, rewarded

A sister-brother duo have been rewarded for exemplary courage and bravery in chasing and apprehending a snatcher who was previously arrested in eights cases, police said on Friday.

Chanda Kumari and her brother Prabhat Ranjan have been honoured with cash reward of Rs 2,500 each along with commendation certificates, they said.

Two accused, Nitin (24) and Ramjani (20), have been arrested while raids are being conducted to nab the third accused. Nitin was previously arrested in eight cases and is a 'history-sheeter' of Lajpat Nagar police station, police said.

According to police, Nitin was chased and apprehended by Kumari and her brother.

On Wednesday around 8 am, Kumari who is a teacher was going to her school in Noida on her scooty. When she reached near Okhla barrage, three persons on a bike came from behind and snatched her bag containing cash and mobile phone, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Chinmoy Biswal said.

As they snatched her bag, she lost balance of her scooty and